Swinhoe’s softshell turtles, which can weigh more than 370 pounds, be more than 6-feet long and live for over 100 years, hold a special cultural significance in Vietnam, where they are known as ...

The Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle is considered endangered. The zoo is the first accredited organization in North America to hatch and raise the species that's native to South Asia.

Last year, a female giant Yangtze softshell turtle died in Ðong Mô Lake located in Hanoi, Vietnam. The species is symbolic in Vietnam, and the female's death means their future is looking ...

The soft-shell turtles can grow to 440 lbs. As adults. “This habitat area was designed with this species in mind,” Gray said. “Thinking in the future, we didn’t know when, ...

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction after a dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 centimeters long and ...

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction. On Sunday, a dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing ...

Softshell turtles can be commercially harvested in Texas for the pet trade and for meat. It's a snapper! The largest freshwater turtles in our area are Snapping Turtles which can get up to 40 pounds.

A newly described softshell turtle that lived in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period, just before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction,is oneof the earliest known ...

The softshell turtle roamed the waters during the Late Cretaceous 66 million years ago. This Ancient Turtle Survived the Extinction Event That Killed T. Rex - CNET X ...

Softshell Turtles in Florida Are Affected by a Deadly Virus. Since 2021, an executive order in Florida has banned the transportation or taking of all Florida softshell turtles.

Prashant Rai, inspector-in-charge of the GRP station at the Malda Town station, says the turtles were rescued from a general ...